: pull-down
a drop-down menu
drop-down noun
or dropdown
plural drop-downs or dropdowns
… a simpler email experience free of buttons, drop-downs, toggles, … and heavy interfaces … Ellis Hamburger

Examples of drop-down in a Sentence

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The Remove tool has a drop-down menu that identifies wires and cables or people in the image that take attention away from your subject. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 An addition that extends into the living area has built-in lights and a drop-down countertop — where a host might put out snacks for guests. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 The arrival of the o1 models from OpenAI in September led GitHub to look at adding a drop-down menu for Copilot to provide more options, Dohmke said in an interview with CNBC last week. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 The living room consists of a sofa with lots of integrated storage and a small pull-out table for dining, plus a TV that's on a swivel mount and a small home office area that includes some shelving and a drop-down desk. Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drop-down 

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drop-down was in 1984

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“Drop-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-down. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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